Rawley's Lumps and Holes

Last year during the Christmas break we noticed a weird lump on the tip of Rawley's collar bone. Of course I panicked because...is a lump ever good?

We made an appointment at the doctors to get it checked out, Rawley was sent for x-rays. The x-rays revealed that the mass was not bone. Next step was an ultrasound. I can't remember what the ultrasound revealed but our family doctor decided that it was not within his knowledge to diagnose it so we were referred to a child specialist. He felt around and decided that he needed to refer us to someone else (i believe it was a bone doctor). That doctor was also unsure and sent us to Children's Hospital for a CT scan.

After a long day, no CT scan but a second ultrasound and a visit with a Doctor at Children's Hospital we were told it was nothing to be concerned about. They figured it was most likely just extra cartilage sitting there. Eww! So, we were to keep an eye on it. If we ever notice that it grows or moves to a new location then we need to go back.

After 9 months on observations, the lump has not moved at all nor has it grown. Yay!!!

This Christmas holiday we found a indentation (hole) in Rawley's sternum. I panicked a little at first because... well that is what I do. The hole was big enough for me to stick my thumb into. I did some research on the Internet and showed everyone we saw and found out nothing. There was one possible thing he could maybe of had but the other symptoms were.....
~shortness of breath
~unable to be physically active
~unable to run and walk very far....
Rawley has absolutely none of these symptoms as he runs everywhere he goes, never sits down and is the fastest kid I know.

I stopped panicking at this point. I am not sure why. Maybe I was too exhausted from everything else to panic anymore or maybe deep down I really knew it was nothing.

Anyway, we went to the doctor and found out the the little teardrop shaped bone below the sternum (Xiphoid Process) is concave instead of flat or curved out. There is no medical concern what so ever. They do not know why most people's are flat and then some people have a concave one but they do. Rawley is perfectly healthy he just has character.... A lump here and a hole there..... The most beautiful brown (turning green) eyes ever and the longest eyelashes a boy has ever had.